5. You feel like you have the upper hand.
“He pursued me and I said ‘yes’ even though he wasn’t the man of my dream. He’s head over heels with me and I get away with murder most of the time!” chuckles a woman in her 20s. You get to be the driving force in the relationship when you’re the apple of his eye. Still, don’t get too cocky, or his patience may wear out.